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Old 04-19-2007   #6 (permalink)
Rick Raisley


 
 

Re: Remote Desktop TO Windows XP Professional FROM Windows Vista

I just noticed you said to your WORK XP machine (mine are both on a home
network). I can't say about that, then. I know I can't get into my work
machine without VPN software and connection, which the company will not let
us install on any non-work-owned PC.

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Regards,

Rick Raisley

"Rick Raisley" <heavymetal-A-T-bellsouth-D-O-T-net> wrote in message
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> I had a problem, at first, running RD on my Vista Ultimate machine to my
> WinXP Pro machine (and networking, for that matter). On both machines, I
> have different logins (my wife's and mine on the XP, admin and mine on the
> Vista machine).
>
> The problem was that I was not requiring passwords for the logins. As soon
> as I added a password (I made the user name and password the same for my
> account on both machines), everything worked great, including RD.
>
> Hope this helps. It would have saved /me/ a lot of hours! ;-)
>
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> Regards,
>
> Rick Raisley
>
> "DC" <dcanova1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1177005480.877345.166050@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> > I am wanted to purchase a new computer with Windows Vista and wanted
> > to know if i could remote desktop to my work machine which runs
> > Windows XP Pro. some people are telling me I can, others are saying I
> > can't. Has anyone done this????
> >
> > Thanks
> >

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